°C degree Celsius
AC air conditioner
AC alternating current
AD anaerobic digestion
AI artificial intelligence
API application programming interface
AST automated storage tiering
BESS battery energy storage system
BLDC brushless direct current
BRT bus rapid transit
CAV connected autonomous vehicle
CCA Clean Cooking Alliance
CFC chlorofluorocarbon
CFL compact fluorescent lamp
CHP combined heat and power
CO2eq carbon dioxide equivalent
COP (United Nations) Conference of Parties
DC direct current
DER decentralized energy resources
EPC electric pressure cooker
ESCO energy service company
EU European Union
EV electric vehicle
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
FESS flywheel energy storage system
GGHH Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
GHG greenhouse gas
GIS geographical information system
GPS global positioning system
GWP global warming potential
HCFC hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HFC hydrofluorocarbon
HRES hybrid renewable energy sources
HVAC heating, ventilation and air conditioning
HVLS high-volume low-speed
ICE internal combustion engine
ICS improved cookstove
IEA International Energy Agency
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPF international patent families
IoT internet of things
ITS intelligent transport system
LCE low-carbon energy
LED light-emitting diode
LFP lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4)
lm/W lumens per watt
LPG liquefied propane gas
MEPS Minimum Energy Performance Standards
MPPT maximum power point tracking
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
NRW non-revenue water
PEF pulsed electric fields
PM permanent magnet
PUE power usage effectiveness
PV photovoltaics
SDG sustainable development goal
SHS solar home system
SSA sub-Saharan Africa
TRU transport refrigeration unit
ULT ultra-low temperature
UPS uninterrupted power supply
UV ultraviolet
VAV variable air volume
VMM virtual machine monitor
VPP virtual power plant
VRF variable refrigerant flow
VSD variable speed drive
WFP (United Nations) World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization